South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-11-04

FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1887.
Vest virglnia's Health Laws.

We pubiish below an abstract OF
the l.W passed on the 25lh Of Feb.
! rusry. 1887. gpverniog the State and
County Bosrds of Health OF THE
Sac. 1t is an ,mporiont lar, in
tended to preserve the health and
prevent. as Tar as possible. all conta.
gious, infect ms aud epidemic dis
eases among the people. ard if prep
erly executed, will. no ioub., 10 a vas,
amount Of good in his direction.
Rccen, research ana experiment, prove
beyo doubt, that most of The epi
demic and contagious diseases arc
con,roliable. as veil rs preveutab!e.
Laws OF this character are being enac.
ted In all the States Of the Union, a nd
! are pretty stringent in III ir provis-
ions. The Board OF Health of the
State il appointed by tho Governors
by tho ADVICE and approval Of the
Senate, and hol their OH ;es for two
years. Each county has also Board
Of Health appointed by the State
Ro,rt. on tho nomination OF the
County Court. This Board for lamp.
shire County is composed of DE-.
Berklev. John Monroe. John Lar.
gent. John I. Vance AMI Robert ".
Daley, Esq'rs. The County Board
are authorized to adopt such rules
and regulations rs they think ces-
sary for their locality, and enforce
the rules and regulations OF the State
Board 40 far as may be :ecessary in
their locality.
by the law DR.. Berkeley is male
the executive officer of The local Board
and the health officer of the county.
MIR. Daley is TO prosecute all often
ces agaius, the lay. AZ before an
nouhcel in the Intelligence, tn.
law makes it obligatory on all the
practicing physicians and accouch.
eurs of the county to have their
names and addresses regi tered in
the County Court Clerks Office, aud
to report all deaths and births within
thirty dave after their occurrence, un-
der penalty of ten dollars. hey
must state a,so thu causes of death
AMI all correlatiye facts. For this
purpose the County Court Clerk is to
furnish suitable blanks. an for each
certificate the physician receives a
fec OF % cents. All Ministers of The
Gospel are also required 10 make re.
turn Of marriages. and are also subject
to fine Of ter dollars for neglect To
do so. Coroners are a'sb required to
report all cases investigated 0y them
under similar penalty.
Tho County Board have he a meet.
ing and adop'ei the following:
believing that all infectious, epidemic
and contagious diseases have efficient caused,
and that experience proves that pu;rid water
and foul privies, though not The only causes,
arc the most common sources OF infection,
therefore, IL is ordered, that the executive
officer Of this county is authorized to have
ing putrid water, either drained or filed up,
or any nuisance abated which he may deem
detrimental to the public health. Any per-
son failing 10 ahate nuisance after notice
fiom the executive officer TO do go, shall be
fined from $40 to Si0o.
Any member Of the Board Of Health
has the right under the law. except in
tue night, to vi it any ones premises
for in-pection, when b, suspects q
nui auce. The law, IL will he seen, Ia
pretty rigid in its provisions, but the
law Of tins State is not SO much so as
in man, others.